A little island
Key West got its name when it was dubbed Cayo Hueso by early Spanish explorers, who found human bones (hueso) along the shore. That name was eventually corrupted to Key West and the monicker stuck.
In 1820, the island was bought from the Spanish for $2,000, quite a substantial sum in those days, and [...]
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Key West – Florida
Boracay Island – Philippines
Geographically speaking, Boracay is part of the municipality of Malay in the province of Aklan, which is located in Panay, one of a cluster of islands that constitute the central section of the Philippine archipelago.
Boracay can be reached from Manila by daily flights on Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific, Air Philippines, Asian Spirit, Seair and Pacific [...]
Honolulu – hawaii
Stretching for around a dozen miles along the southern coast of Oahu, and home to more than 400,000 people, HONOLULU is by far Hawaii’s largest city. As the site of the islands’ major airport and of the legendary beaches and skyscrapers of WAIKIKI, it also provides most visitors with their first taste of Hawaii. Many, [...]
Kaanapali – Hawaii
When American Factors (Amfac), the owners of the Pioneer Sugar Mill, decided in 1957 to transform the oceanfront cane fields of KA’ANAPALI into a luxury tourist resort, they established a pattern that has been repeated throughout Hawaii ever since. There had never been a town at Ka’anapali, just a small plantation wharf served by a [...]
Cancun – Mexico
Hand-picked by computer, CANCÚN is, if nothing else, proof of Mexico’s remarkable ability to get things done in a hurry if the political will is there. A fishing village of 120 people as recently as 1970, it’s now a city with a resident population of half a million and receives almost two million visitors a [...]
Varca Beach
VARCA beach Goa is about 2 kms south of Benaulim Beach in South Goa. The major attractions around here is the Benaulim Beach, Margao etc. The best time to come to this place is from November To March.
Varca Beach is one of the longest stretches of beach in Salcete, 2km south of Benaulim, in South [...]
Boracay Island, Philippines
Boracay Island is paradise Philippines located off the northwest corner of the island of Panay, and belongs to the Western Visayas island-group, or Region 6, of the Philippines. The island is approximately seven kilometers long, dog-bone shaped with the narrowest spot being less than one kilometer wide, and has a total land area of 10.32 [...]
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Myrtle Beach might be the most desirable vacation spot on the entire East Coast. Located at the center of the Grand Strand, a 60-mile stretch of dreamy beaches that attracts millions of tourists every year, Myrtle Beach is the largest resort community in that famed stretch and home to activities that can satisfy any vacation [...]
Palawan, Philippines
When Chinese explorer Chao Ju-Kua stumbled upon Palawan in 1225, he dubbed the 270-mile-long (435-kilometer-long) island the “land of beautiful harbors” where “lofty ridges and cliffs rise as steeply as the walls of a house.” Today, one of these beautiful harbors-Bacuit Bay-is home to El Nido Resort’s Lagen lodge, an environmentally friendly property situated on [...]
Sydney , Australia
Sydney is Australia’s largest city with a population of almost 4 million, and is the primary port of entry for international visitors. Most recently renowned as host city of the 2000 Olympic Games, Sydney is also the business and tourism hub of the nation, and is increasingly a major centre within the Asia-Pacific region. Blessed [...]
